Who can resist | the lure of the 26? | From such | simple components | mysterious worlds are born | and the magic of | transmitting senses | is so easily | achieved: | from ice-lollies, fresh out the freezer, an orange | paled by frost | to the fine | lines on the soles of the bare feet | of eight priestesses | in a temple of prophecy || you go, and I | can’t say | which letter | you’ll reach for | now, or where | it will begin | to take you